Former Lawmaker Sentenced for Child Sex Abuse | Orange Man Killed Fighting for ISIS | Newburgh Residents to Get Blood Tests

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — There was plenty of news across the Hudson Valley over the past week. If you missed any of it on the Mid-Hudson Valley Patch, here’s a roundup of the top stories.

• Rye Woman Charged with Killing Manhattanville Student Back in Court Monday
• Hudson Valley Doctor Accused of Illegally Selling Prescriptions Found Dead
• Cocaine Possession Charges Leveled Against 2 New Rochelle Firefighters
• Newburgh Residents to Get Free Blood Tests Due to Drinking Water Contamination
• Parenting Website Brainchild of Scarsdale Couple
• Irvington Middle School Students Learn to Build Robots
• John Jay High School Names 2017 Valedictorian, Salutatorian
• US District Attorney to Hold Opioid Abuse Epidemic Forums
• Mamaroneck Mayor Seeks to Have Meeting Votes Voided
• White Plains Girl, 16, Rescued from Sex Traffickers By FBI
• Orange County Man Killed in Syria Fighting for ISIS
• College of New Rochelle Facing Financial Crisis, President Steps Down
• Irvington Schools Shut Off 12 Water Sources in 2 Schools for Lead Contamination
• New Rochelle Honors, Promotes Firefighters in City Hall Ceremony
• Albany Man Arrested in New Paltz on Drug Charges
• Former Dutchess Legislator Sentenced for Child Sex Abuse
• Bronxville Police Quickly Apprehend Hospital Burglary Suspect
• Mid-Hudson Valley Residents Part of State Police DWI Detail Arrests
• 2 Identity Theft Arrests Made By Greenburgh Police
• Hudson Valley Medical Practice Settles $5.31M Medicare Fraud Lawsuit

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